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Figure 2.3 How many neutrons do carbon-12 and carbon-13 have, respectively?
Chapter 2, Problem 1(choose chapter or problem)
Figure 2.3 How many neutrons do carbon-12 and carbon-13 have, respectively?
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Figure 2.3 How many neutrons do carbon-12 and carbon-13 have, respectively?
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All atoms contain electrons, protons, and neutrons. Protons are positively charged particles in the nucleus of atoms with a charge of +1 and a mass of 1. Electrons are negatively charged particles outside the nucleus with a charge of -1 and a negligible mass. Neutrons are in the nucleus of atoms like protons, with no charge and a mass of 1. An isotope is a different form of the same element with different numbers of neutrons, but the numbers of protons are the same.
As can be seen from the given figure, 6 is the atomic number, and 12 is the mass number of carbon.
